The concussion suffered by Robert Griffin III might be the most discussed injury news to come out of Thursday night’s Redskins game, but it wasn’t the only injury that the team suffered.
And, unlike Griffin, linebacker Adam Hayward isn’t going to be playing football again anytime soon. According to multiple reports, Hayward tore his right ACL in the game against the Lions.
Hayward doesn’t play much on defense for the Redskins, but he was their special teams captain last season and was going to play a major role on those units again this season. Hayward was hurt on Thursday when he collided with Lions safety Isa Abdul-Quddus while covering a kickoff.
Tight end Niles Paul was another leader on special teams for Washington before breaking his ankle in the preseason opener, so the team is down two of their core players in that phase of the game.
“Man, those are two gurus right there,” fullback Darrel Young said, via the Washington Times. “It’s unfortunate that we’ve had two of our guys go down, but guys have got to step up in this situation -- and right now, it’s on me.”
Hayward is signed through next season.
